Langat's gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing made her only the second Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold. The first one was Pamela Jelimo, who won the 800 m at the same Olympics. At the 2009 World Championships, Langat did not advance past the semifinals, but finished the season with a win at the World Athletics Final.
In 2010 Langat won the Diamond League 1500 m. She was undefeated in all races against the best runners in the world. He performance at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup was controversial, as she attempted to pull back Hind Dehiba as the two duelled in the final straight. Langat fell and finished last.[1] She claimed an 800/1500 m middle distance double at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, however, and was chosen as the Kenyan Sportswoman of the Year in December.[2]
Nancy Langat is married to marathon runner Kenneth Cheruiyot. Her oldest son turned six on the day that she won Olympic Gold. She was recruited by Kenya Air Force and is based at the Moi Air Base in Nairobi.[4] Her father Joseph Langat was an international level long-distance runner.[5]
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nancy, langat, nancy, jebet, langat, born, august, 1981, kenyan, middle, distance, runner, specialises, metres, gold, medal, 2008, summer, olympics, personal, best, time, nancy, jebet, langatlangat, left, 1500, berlin, 2009, with, mariem, alaoui, selsouliperso. Nancy Jebet Langat born 22 August 1981 is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specialises in the 1 500 metres She won the gold medal in the 1 500 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics in a personal best time of 4 00 23 Nancy Jebet LangatLangat left at the 1500 m in Berlin in 2009 with Mariem Alaoui SelsouliPersonal informationBorn 1981 08 22 22 August 1981 age 42 Height5 ft 0 in 1 52 m Weight108 lb 49 kg SportCountry KenyaEvent s 800 m 1500 mCollege teamKenya Air ForceAchievements and titlesOlympic finals2008 1500 m 1st 2004 1500 m 7th in semi finalsPersonal best s 800 m 1 57 75 1500 m 4 00 23Medal record Women s athleticsRepresenting KenyaOlympic Games2008 Beijing 1500 mCommonwealth Games2010 Delhi 800 m2010 Delhi 1500 mShe also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the finals In her younger days she mainly competed in the 800 metres and was successful as a junior Langat s gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing made her only the second Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold The first one was Pamela Jelimo who won the 800 m at the same Olympics At the 2009 World Championships Langat did not advance past the semifinals but finished the season with a win at the World Athletics Final In 2010 Langat won the Diamond League 1500 m She was undefeated in all races against the best runners in the world He performance at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup was controversial as she attempted to pull back Hind Dehiba as the two duelled in the final straight Langat fell and finished last 1 She claimed an 800 1500 m middle distance double at the 2010 Commonwealth Games however and was chosen as the Kenyan Sportswoman of the Year in December 2 Langat had less success on the 2011 Diamond League circuit on her two appearances at the Golden Gala and Prefontaine Classic she came fifth both times She topped the podium in the 1500 m at the 2011 Military World Games but was eliminated in the semi finals at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics She suffered a knee injury in 2012 and missed the opportunity to defend her Olympic title 3 Personal life editNancy Langat is married to marathon runner Kenneth Cheruiyot Her oldest son turned six on the day that she won Olympic Gold She was recruited by Kenya Air Force and is based at the Moi Air Base in Nairobi 4 Her father Joseph Langat was an international level long distance runner 5 Achievements editYear Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting nbsp Kenya1996 World Junior Championships Sydney Australia 3rd 800 m 2 03 211998 World Junior Championships Annecy France 2nd 800 m 2 05 43Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 18th h 800 m 2 07 682000 World Junior Championships Santiago Chile 1st 800 m 2 01 512004 African Championships Brazzaville Republic of the Congo 1st 1500 m 4 24 56Olympic Games Athens Greece 15th sf 1500 m 4 07 572005 World Cross Country Championships Saint Etienne France 8th Short race 4 196 km 13 31World Championships Helsinki Finland 24th h 1500 m 4 16 132008 African Championships Addis Ababa Ethiopia 4th 1500 m 4 16 19Olympic Games Beijing China 1st 1500 m 4 00 032009 World Championships Berlin Germany 19th sf 1500 m 4 11 10World Athletics Final Thessaloniki Greece 1st 1500 m 4 13 632010 African Championships Nairobi Kenya 1st 1500 m 4 10 43IAAF Continental Cup Split Croatia 8th 1500 m 4 23 93 6 Commonwealth Games Delhi India 1st 800 m 2 00 011st 1500 m 4 05 262011 Military World Games Rio de Janeiro Brazil 1st 1500 m 4 15 42World Championships Daegu South Korea 24th sf 1500 m 4 12 922013 World Championships Moscow Russia 9th 1500 m 4 06 01References editNancy Langat at World Athletics nbsp Lagat falls on the track as she tries to win by making another runner fall Universal World Sports YouTube 5 September 2010 Archived from the original on 14 December 2021 Retrieved 25 September 2010 Rudisha and Lagat crowned Soya best athletes The Standard 11 December 2010 Retrieved 27 April 2016 Mutuota Mutwiri 23 June 2012 Rudisha runs 1 42 12 at altitude Kenyan Olympic Trials IAAF Retrieved 27 April 2016 Bungei Jebet strike gold The Standard 24 August 2008 Retrieved 24 August 2008 dead link Uncelebrated Lagat adds another feather to her cap Daily Nation 20 August 2010 Retrieved 21 August 2010 Representing Africa Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nancy Langat amp oldid 1205174279, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
